Gamers to Decide on New Color Options for Xbox Controllers

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Recognizing that color allows people to express their individuality, Microsoft Corp. is listening to gamers who wanted color options for their Xbox (TM) controller. The company is even taking it one step further by putting the choice of colors squarely in the gamers' hands. In an exciting new twist to the Xbox experience, gamers can log onto http://www.xbox.com/ beginning today to help decide the colors of a special line of Xbox controllers.

Xbox is offering gamers a vivid palette of choices, including red, orange, green, blue and clear. The new color controllers will retain the physical characteristics of the highly popular and ergonomic Xbox Controller S.

The votes will be tallied on March 31, and the winning colors will be unveiled at the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) May 14 in Los Angeles. The new color controllers will appear on retail shelves this October in North America.

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News source: Microsoft PressPass

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#1 dougkinzinger on 17 Mar 2003 - 19:50

well, if you care, I guess that's cool

(1 reply) #2 BeLGaRaTh on 17 Mar 2003 - 19:55

Erm .. where exactly is this option on the site, its not listed on main page, and I have chosen location as US/UK/Canada/France plus a few others and there is no mention of this anywhere on any of the pages I go to ... Just want to see what colours they are offering to vote on

[edit]Found it now, it wasnt in the Newsflash area before, guess the news was posted very quick

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Last edited by 476 on 17 Mar 2003 - 21:12

#2.1 Exotronix on 17 Mar 2003 - 20:05

>Xbox is offering gamers a vivid palette of choices, including red, orange, green, blue and clear. Well you wouldn't have had to gone far to find out the colors they were talking about... At least a few

#3 Groovedude on 17 Mar 2003 - 19:56

damn, why not Xbox console Colours as well, like Silver

Yeah Wock On lol. Wax on wax off

#4 LuN47iCs on 17 Mar 2003 - 20:39

a clear xbox ?

(4 replies) #5 Dazzla on 17 Mar 2003 - 20:46

How about they just change the shape of the Xbox so the damn top isn't rounded, makes stacking hell!

#5.1 Marshalus on 17 Mar 2003 - 21:26

XBox Lite. They are.

#5.2 Dazzla on 17 Mar 2003 - 21:43

[neoquote=#5.1 by Marshalus]XBox Lite. They are.[/neoquote] Xbox lite, we presume

No-one knows until E3...

#5.3 jago6498 on 18 Mar 2003 - 01:18

I will...hehe...I'll have pictures too. If they [i]do infact[/i] have a new design, I will probably buy one.

#5.4 Krux on 18 Mar 2003 - 18:15

[neoquote=#5.0 by Dazzla]How about they just change the shape of the Xbox so the damn top isn't rounded, makes stacking hell![/neoquote] there making and xbox called "Xbox lite" its gonna be the same size as the ps2 and stackable

#6 Danrarbc641 on 17 Mar 2003 - 20:57

October? It really takes that long to add the new dye to plastic? I have an idea, just release every color on that list. That way if you have 4 controllers they can each be different. The people who voted for a losing color aren't left out that way either.

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#7 David3k on 17 Mar 2003 - 21:31

hey! the're only doing the small controlers...They are alright for most ppl, but my palm is wide and my fingers long. the small ones are uncomfortable for me.

#8 David3k on 17 Mar 2003 - 21:33

I guess I'll stick to mine then...

#9 Spyder on 17 Mar 2003 - 21:38

wheeeee xbox'ers going for a spice controller!

#10 Bant on 17 Mar 2003 - 21:54

i want indigo!! err..?

#11 btallack on 18 Mar 2003 - 02:31

The green and the clear ones best match the current console colors

#12 StOnD on 18 Mar 2003 - 03:11

I have 4 black S controllers and am completely satisfied with them. I don't think I would buy any other color because it doesn't match all my other stuff.

#13 fubarshibby on 18 Mar 2003 - 05:00

jebus the little thumbnails of the screenies take a super-long time to load compared to their size - i bet they just put the actually screenies on there but resized them on the page... morons.... ANYWAY i like the red the most and then orange, then blue, then green, then clear... that's how i voted. lol doesn't really matter though cuz i don't have an xbox lol

#14 rx-- on 18 Mar 2003 - 11:20

I don't have an Xbox either, lol.. Anyway, my favorite color is blue, but I was very attracted to that red controller.. I voted : 1. red/blue, 2. green, 3. orange, 4. clear.

#15 Krux on 18 Mar 2003 - 18:17

I think this is a good idea, My gamecube my GBA and my laptop all match

(there all platinum or silver whichever)

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